Scott Sowers

1100 1st. Street SE #1017 Washington, DC 20003 USA

15 Years Experience

Professional Experience

As a professional freelancer, my main areas of expertise/interest are real estate, architecture, design, energy, automotive, and the utility industry. I write features, profiles, proposals, reports, web content, and scripts. I also write and produce video content and am fluent in SEO and social media. I'm competent in Photoshop, and edit video in Final Cut Pro.

Expertise

Writer 15 YearsEditor 15 YearsProducer (television) 15 Years

Specialty

Real Estate 15 YearsAutomotive 15 YearsTechnology 15 Years

Industries

Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines 15 YearsMagazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 15 YearsBroadcasting - Ent - Cable (National) 15 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

The Washington Post (10+)
Electric Power Research Institute (6-10)
SAGE Business Researcher (3-5)
Home & Design Magazine (3-5)
Auto Dealer Magazine (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Hinge Media (3-5)
Utility Dive (3-5)
Contently (10+)

Awards

Best Feature in National Daily Newspaper - National Association of Real Estate Editors

Associations

American Society of Journalists and Authors, National Press Club, National Association of Real Estate Editors

Other Work History

I worked as a Multimedia Specialist in the Office of Public Affairs at the National Capital Planning Commission, the federal-level community planning agency for the National Capital Region. I wrote and produced print and video content in the form of annual reports, e-newsletters, social media posts, web copy and video production.

Technical Skills

Photoshop, InDesign, Final Cut Pro,

Computer Skills

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro X

Equipment

laptop, digital still camera, digital video camera, lighting, audio gear, Final Cut Pro X editing platform

References

upon request relative to project

Real Estate

The Washington Post : Rustic Elegance

(The Washington Post 11/16/2013)

Developer's home is a prototype for building communities faster and more inexpensively.

The Washington Post : Decaying Properties Point the Way to Community's Renaissance

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

The Washington Post: Star Spangled Reconstruction

(The Washington Post 6/29/2013)

When developer Doug DeLuca restored his Civil War-era home in McLean, he incorporated his love of Americana.

The Washington Post: The Art and Science of Flipping

(The Washington Post 11/9/2013)

In May, real estate investor Justin Pierce bought what he considered the ugliest house on the 4100 block of Henson Lane in Temple Hills.Built in the 1940s, the vacant rambler was visibly worn out, with faded white shaker siding and thinning black roof shingles. Can this house be flipped?

The Washington Post: A Homey View of High End

(The Washington Post 5/18/2013)

Fannie Mae CFO Susan McFarland trades commute for West End condo with a perk for hectic life: 24 hour concierge.

The Washington Post : Buying a New Condo Sight Unseen Becomes More Common

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

The Washington Post : Ted Patch Proves You Can Go home Again

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

5 Small-Home Upgrades You’ll Regret Even Thinking About

(House Logic 8/10/2017)

Blog post written for House Logic

The Washington Post : Serving as his own general contractor, an Arlington man transforms his home

(The Washington Post 5/13/2014)

Clayton and Margaret Depue broke a lot of rules when they bought and renovated a brick Colonial in Arlington. Economics told them to tear down the house and start over, but they chose to preserve the buildingâ€™s brick shell.

The New York Times: Youngstown, Ohio, Reinvents its Downtown

(The New York Times 5/27/2015)

Long known for crime and rust belt decay, downtown Youngstown Ohio is seeing something new - permanent residents.

Architecture and Interior Design

The Washington Post : Former Embassy Becomes a Stylish Residence

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

The Washington Post : Condo Renovation Achieves Resort Style Living

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

Building Stone Magazine : Laying the Groundwork for the Crown on the National Mall

(Building Stone Magazine 8/2/2017)

The Washington Post: Drilling Down Into A Basement Renovation

(The Washington Post 5/17/2014)

Bethesda couple creates a unique space by excavating their basement.

The Washington Post : They Wanted to do Something Cool For Their Vacation Home So They Got a Silo

(The Washington Post 8/2/2017)

IMI : Research for Healing

(International Masonry Institute 8/2/2017)

Washington Post Magazine: Life Unplugged

(The Washington Post Magazine 8/2/2017)

Home & Design Magazine : Ugly Duckling No More

(Home & Design Magazine 8/2/2017)

Home & Design Magazine : Signature Style

(Home & Design Magazine 8/2/2017)

Energy

Auto Dealer: Innovating the Energy Grid

(Auto Dealer Magazine 1/21/2015)

How Japanese automakers are using smart grids and cogeneration to be more energy effecient and grow more peppers.

The Washington Post: The House of the Future - It's a Honda

(The Washington Post 3/21/2014)

A look inside the smart home project in Davis California, designed by Honda.

CQ Researcher : Hot Topic - Climate Change

(CQ Researcher 8/2/2017)

SAGE Business Researcher : Business and Climate Change

(SAGE Business Researcher 8/2/2017)

Remodeling Magazine : 1825 Home Becomes an Energy Efficiency Role Model

(Remodeling Magazine 6/10/2014)

Alabama retrofit shows how to slip a tight building envelope between historic walls. Historic preservation issues when renovating, adding on, and moving a house almost two centuries old can lead to unconventional solutions.